By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed Thursday at 1,534.90 points, slightly rising 0.09%.
Starting the day at 1,537.60 points, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index gained 1.35 points over the midweek's close of 1,533.55 points.
One ounce of gold was sold for $1,820.50 by market close, down from $1,836.80 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $58.50 per barrel as of 6.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT) on Thursday.
| Exchange Rates | Wednesday | Thursday |
| USD/TRY | 7.1600 | 7.1340 |
| EUR/TRY | 8.6100 | 8.5500 |
| GBP/TRY | 9.7800 | 9.7730 |